| 4EBP | eIF4E binding protein |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APCs | Antigen presenting cells |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Atg | Autophagy-related genes |
| Bcl-2 | B-Cell lymphoma 2 |
| BH3 | Bcl-2 homology 3 |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer 1 |
| CD89 | IgA Fc receptor FcαRI |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| COX-1 | Cyclooxygenase |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DT-EGF | Diphtheria toxin-epidermal growth factor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal–regulated kinases |
| GMCSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IL-1R | IL-1 receptors |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 β |
| IκB | Inhibitor of κ B |
| LAMP2 | Lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 |
| LC3 | Light chain 3 |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MIp1α | Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 α |
| rMIF | Recombinant MIF |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK | Cells natural killer cells |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PKR | RNA-dependent protein kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase |
| PIKK | Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-related kinase |
| PSA | Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| RANTES | Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted |
| RB1CC1 | Inducible coiled-coil 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAPK/JNK | Stress-activated protein kinase /c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| mTOR | Mammalian target-of-rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target-of-rapamycin complex 1 |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| VPS34 | Vacuolar protein sorting 34 |